Enzymatic conversion of sphingomyelin to ceramide-1-phosphate in the external leaflet of the cellular membrane has now been shown to markedly facilitate opening of classical voltage-activated potassium channels. This discovery raises the possibility that lipids may have more prominent roles in the gating mechanism of these important ion channels than was previously appreciated.
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Univ Michigan, Sch Med, Grad Program Neurosci, 2045 BSRB,109 Zina Pitcher Pl, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
Univ Michigan, Sch Med, Dept Cell & Dev Biol, 2045 BSRB,109 Zina Pitcher Pl, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
Univ Michigan, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, 2045 BSRB,109 Zina Pitcher Pl, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USAUniv Michigan, Sch Med, Grad Program Neurosci, 2045 BSRB,109 Zina Pitcher Pl, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA